Journal profile · Neurosciences
Journal of Neuroscience
ISSN 0270-6474 · eISSN 1529-2401 · Society for Neuroscience · UNITED STATES · Weekly · Founded 1981
Journal of Neuroscience: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 4.29; hybrid open access; median 178 days to acceptance (121 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 20%; 764 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Neuroscience is published by Society for Neuroscience and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neural dynamics and brain function and Memory and Neural Mechanisms, together about 34.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JNeurosci (ISSN 0270-6474) is an official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. It is published weekly by the Society, fifty weeks a year, one volume a year. JNeurosci publishes papers on a broad range of topics of general interest to those working on the nervous system. Authors now have an Open Choice option for their published articles
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Neurosciences
Editor-in-chief Sabine KastnerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience18.2%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience10.4%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience5.5%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroscience5.5%
- Ion channel regulation and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience4.4%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience4%
- Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 4.29LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 422LetPub ·
- h-index
- 659OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 38,213OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 659LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 42,484 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 529 | 527 | 276 |
| 2025 | 764 | 764 | 2,308 |
| 2024 | 731 | 731 | 5,772 |
| 2023 | 745 | 745 | 11,373 |
| 2022 | 708 | 708 | 15,125 |
| 2021 | 825 | 822 | 25,141 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
178 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 131 days – 255 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 39 days (121 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 210 days
- Sample
- 121 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,406 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 20%LetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Society for Neuroscience
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Founded
- 1981
- ISSN
- 0270-6474
- Electronic ISSN
- 1529-2401
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 37 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Neuroscience
What CAS zone is Journal of Neuroscience in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Neuroscience is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Neurosciences; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Neuroscience?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.29; CiteScore 6.9, h-index 659.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Neuroscience?
Based on the dates recorded on 121 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 178 days (interquartile range 131–255 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 20%”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Journal of Neuroscience?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Neuroscience is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Neuroscience open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Neuroscience is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .